tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358899012024-02-07T17:37:21.906-08:00The world like a dogDouglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09665649537671753397noreply@blogger.comBlogger466125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35889901.post-2825315240797499492022-10-18T13:43:00.000-07:002022-10-18T13:43:04.694-07:00Family Visits<p> Had an amazing September with Mum, Caron and Jade visiting. We were hoping the bunky would be ready for them, but alas, too much fun was being had around here... Luckily, they had already booked a place to stay. We visited, ate, checked out some fun spots on the island and even got a bit of boating in!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyXzkIczDnGz7wxW7fSIlcPD821_HbhUtRhwzwAwd3AsytUk5Qjjp2j89bRSuzWKTS_WhzmuuNHlrV88m61a8U3z9UEvaMWlbRFt5V4fFZQKtvzkEdQX4tkIOLJ5aUPKJOT77DHSiYjseC7GPu6s6xVtdkwOM4yvMzy8b9Etx6AtoGV3YHag/s4032/20220925_113745.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyXzkIczDnGz7wxW7fSIlcPD821_HbhUtRhwzwAwd3AsytUk5Qjjp2j89bRSuzWKTS_WhzmuuNHlrV88m61a8U3z9UEvaMWlbRFt5V4fFZQKtvzkEdQX4tkIOLJ5aUPKJOT77DHSiYjseC7GPu6s6xVtdkwOM4yvMzy8b9Etx6AtoGV3YHag/s320/20220925_113745.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMOwX3OAErVDo_w9WqIpaNd4LrFZ3E0HpcGIkh3LoH-9t8qs72cND7VDqF17lx5B-Vl1Y9ldmu4nW3bpe9Lqv6oF782nc5lxWNIHie6kOUulnHoYWvq3mJLJ70msSlM2xigTVd8zXK6WzRY9ZJSLExQ6YZ3hqjoaURU8j7w4UpqJ0BmrR7yg/s3648/20220925_120519.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="2736" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMOwX3OAErVDo_w9WqIpaNd4LrFZ3E0HpcGIkh3LoH-9t8qs72cND7VDqF17lx5B-Vl1Y9ldmu4nW3bpe9Lqv6oF782nc5lxWNIHie6kOUulnHoYWvq3mJLJ70msSlM2xigTVd8zXK6WzRY9ZJSLExQ6YZ3hqjoaURU8j7w4UpqJ0BmrR7yg/s320/20220925_120519.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>We had a seafood extravaganza with fresh caught crab (Jade wanted to fish in her tutu...lol) and some sushi.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHGmsg_UM6TBBX_6On0rONDUSA0hJqATA0Z_laFkstCC0bhmlar0Vg088MD_rllK8UjEn_NrR7J5TgX_TmTIK3UBDKZhyzl3EtZjj4Ktmvc8a8mMstMEU7ac605rHyZooMEInMutv2b5Ej0QlrYTtlKPUpV6pT6kHoKXA4pwgjJlaMb0pVzQ/s4032/20220925_174658.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHGmsg_UM6TBBX_6On0rONDUSA0hJqATA0Z_laFkstCC0bhmlar0Vg088MD_rllK8UjEn_NrR7J5TgX_TmTIK3UBDKZhyzl3EtZjj4Ktmvc8a8mMstMEU7ac605rHyZooMEInMutv2b5Ej0QlrYTtlKPUpV6pT6kHoKXA4pwgjJlaMb0pVzQ/s320/20220925_174658.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>And then after we had seen them off, Sean and Emma arrived fresh off the Pacific Crest Trail. They both needed to recuperate from their ~3000 mile hike. So it was really chill hanging out. We did a couple of easy walks and toured around. It was so nice to finally meet Emma and get to know her. And as always, so fun to see Sean.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5NSTJGzYxe9C0QQsURhiZ7uGFq4-Ns3oa-an8CU_2-JPMlXM83VXgSkM3B-HYLjA-qUt7HBdqO3vQYicPGXG5SXLwvdy5Kf5IXGye2lcLtqPOBca_939KaGkxsYm_NbJHE2sYv4j6MNNXkPc8XzN-h3nPa-dVl-4Sh4GtONHxnUq-mhTEuA/s3648/20221007_162252.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5NSTJGzYxe9C0QQsURhiZ7uGFq4-Ns3oa-an8CU_2-JPMlXM83VXgSkM3B-HYLjA-qUt7HBdqO3vQYicPGXG5SXLwvdy5Kf5IXGye2lcLtqPOBca_939KaGkxsYm_NbJHE2sYv4j6MNNXkPc8XzN-h3nPa-dVl-4Sh4GtONHxnUq-mhTEuA/s320/20221007_162252.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Douglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09665649537671753397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35889901.post-29840428048415586842022-09-19T09:39:00.005-07:002022-09-19T09:39:45.025-07:00Date Night, Racing, Teeths, BooksWe've co-opted beekeeping as our 'date-night'. It's been really nice! Mostly, that we HAVE to do it, so it actually happens, unlike some previous attempts at a regular date night. But, I did think this was funny looking attire for a date!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWqQ3NSPITVi05wkHNS1o4aMckC-dJEqmEP0EB-qLtJLRApq7UC7rHll7rCyECrvzXZ4mCa-XyKyeZo1Dt7aQrSxql7vRLCnMHNWbsrf7jCUAfZ4-R7a_wUK3D8WNUPedAe2mqEVsYRRLwGcZ35wHv_RvBIqmDjdMrQc6pIEvmC4c7FWz2ew/s3648/20220913_165645.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWqQ3NSPITVi05wkHNS1o4aMckC-dJEqmEP0EB-qLtJLRApq7UC7rHll7rCyECrvzXZ4mCa-XyKyeZo1Dt7aQrSxql7vRLCnMHNWbsrf7jCUAfZ4-R7a_wUK3D8WNUPedAe2mqEVsYRRLwGcZ35wHv_RvBIqmDjdMrQc6pIEvmC4c7FWz2ew/w400-h300/20220913_165645.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Date Night - Treating the hives with boric acid</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /><div><div><br /></div><div>We got a call from the school last week to pickup Theo, as he had broken a tooth on a bench during gym class. Argh! The dentist said the prognosis looks good, so he and his mum will have matching busted front teeth! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikSD0QZQE5FCH1bJLNiAERzImWHW8E6kF057bfY7MHFzSx2_Zt0fPwZphIQ8LDdvFIKDbhdOnEfaifmNUjO_tsEVp7TsEvKJqkH7OKyUKRqbbWOL4QJ2zDfcxiAcybCed4SN6YdoIPQBfC3OhE4OHm8KvH4PLxbEG4MocJKjgRAoNIHgt-tA/s4032/20220914_071331.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikSD0QZQE5FCH1bJLNiAERzImWHW8E6kF057bfY7MHFzSx2_Zt0fPwZphIQ8LDdvFIKDbhdOnEfaifmNUjO_tsEVp7TsEvKJqkH7OKyUKRqbbWOL4QJ2zDfcxiAcybCed4SN6YdoIPQBfC3OhE4OHm8KvH4PLxbEG4MocJKjgRAoNIHgt-tA/s320/20220914_071331.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>And last weekend I went over to race in the CRASH regatta. Always fun (and nervewracking) with so many starts, so many good racers, and so many boats. I thought Theo would crew with me, but he's started soccer and their first game was on Saturday - so I was single handing. So to get Second place overall, against crewed boats was pretty good! I crossed the line first many times, and overtook most of the Division ahead of me. A great weekend!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1x-Bq_BoJK5TwmRnF_GZfAcpZkhR4IUwETIRC5fePbp_l-8HFUD9MAEE65wBB5mtdE4kP27K2hsBkaeVj6b9Zl0bdSHterw02MLNZxL5Lrgr41N-_1RjerTk7uBGy98EAVpi8h21SJUvGp7u2jdwAoXPeeJJz_nePfTo9CSpLP7WkJjXQgw/s2944/20220918_110432.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2208" data-original-width="2944" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1x-Bq_BoJK5TwmRnF_GZfAcpZkhR4IUwETIRC5fePbp_l-8HFUD9MAEE65wBB5mtdE4kP27K2hsBkaeVj6b9Zl0bdSHterw02MLNZxL5Lrgr41N-_1RjerTk7uBGy98EAVpi8h21SJUvGp7u2jdwAoXPeeJJz_nePfTo9CSpLP7WkJjXQgw/s320/20220918_110432.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>And Theo, also did great! His first game against the much bigger Victoria team and we tied!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBRiMDq-l2bSQ2wXimbFIQKIQCCcWcWVZ7bifakL4EAbY6u-KzDKdilbj7c23_TiH2IupIdTcIwOK1SiDe1bDRXP2sYu8Yg8FVNBGDQeUYI2RcYQmh5DqeYUD_PGr2G-6_To5mWETDGkpgOJi3Av5Pr1r60QhRTlSNtkmUTnvwu8RcQAK2iw/s589/soccer.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="589" data-original-width="549" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBRiMDq-l2bSQ2wXimbFIQKIQCCcWcWVZ7bifakL4EAbY6u-KzDKdilbj7c23_TiH2IupIdTcIwOK1SiDe1bDRXP2sYu8Yg8FVNBGDQeUYI2RcYQmh5DqeYUD_PGr2G-6_To5mWETDGkpgOJi3Av5Pr1r60QhRTlSNtkmUTnvwu8RcQAK2iw/s320/soccer.png" width="298" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And on Friday we all went to Victoria and checked out our new car! We've opted for a Polestar - mostly, well actually, only because it's available. Probably because no-ones ever heard of it! Lol I hope it works...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">But more importantly, we visited every bookstore in the area to spot, and sign Kim's book! It was so cool to see it prominently displayed everywhere!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBCIRpwln3xk9yoQl9V-ckDRcKVxIEBc1yUvxqeRzX01cgbfqAscFoijNFdcBOw1EEzNfVXi_YcJQtMyKBBE7FEospxbQ8v3_Gy3nWa0C7m1SmzOjlX--QIAubMWI7-hKtfkAgKtB_38yNdrBTpvi4kbzG5KzJJsPcm3FvZ5h8uckDeyJ1ow/s4032/20220916_160100.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBCIRpwln3xk9yoQl9V-ckDRcKVxIEBc1yUvxqeRzX01cgbfqAscFoijNFdcBOw1EEzNfVXi_YcJQtMyKBBE7FEospxbQ8v3_Gy3nWa0C7m1SmzOjlX--QIAubMWI7-hKtfkAgKtB_38yNdrBTpvi4kbzG5KzJJsPcm3FvZ5h8uckDeyJ1ow/w640-h480/20220916_160100.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOzxIu4x3AMgOYnQqv7hqHqEw1MQujrUCxC3NZpYmNdyBRFpRloKtc52ViWAW2-UpZbaag8HFwzR4lPVX8c4Z2tHob7jgvtEf-fubABqqkCi8F1pAuXvcxofPpx15h2hrlfW7L0fl-yLFbrYw_co4fPl-11jsUIBv8AI53C-a2VxZFB-IyWg/s4032/20220916_140638.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOzxIu4x3AMgOYnQqv7hqHqEw1MQujrUCxC3NZpYmNdyBRFpRloKtc52ViWAW2-UpZbaag8HFwzR4lPVX8c4Z2tHob7jgvtEf-fubABqqkCi8F1pAuXvcxofPpx15h2hrlfW7L0fl-yLFbrYw_co4fPl-11jsUIBv8AI53C-a2VxZFB-IyWg/w480-h640/20220916_140638.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /></div></div></div>Douglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09665649537671753397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35889901.post-8580103127090728012022-09-07T08:36:00.000-07:002022-09-07T08:36:00.581-07:00Dinner, in three parts<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB30x2tdt-E1aPXImKCxWAocMrpe31et9-ri3bvRsfeAOZoJA6o-1CjNX0lrtzlvtqO1omBiewey4SoU6q0rcxgzV-YC2qfNxMaRFgtqU_0ySQaTSAElKbx73VIdFq2OcR_DMOcjBmlOrqXS3M82JoJi2M-iVcBrVZIMBbttWRUl1nfws3qQ/s2046/20220906_184402-COLLAGE.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2046" data-original-width="2046" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB30x2tdt-E1aPXImKCxWAocMrpe31et9-ri3bvRsfeAOZoJA6o-1CjNX0lrtzlvtqO1omBiewey4SoU6q0rcxgzV-YC2qfNxMaRFgtqU_0ySQaTSAElKbx73VIdFq2OcR_DMOcjBmlOrqXS3M82JoJi2M-iVcBrVZIMBbttWRUl1nfws3qQ/w640-h640/20220906_184402-COLLAGE.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Douglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09665649537671753397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35889901.post-21661484420093639862022-09-01T06:58:00.003-07:002022-09-01T06:58:45.061-07:00August...<p> After a fantastic summer holiday Theo was really excited to hang out with his friends. So we promtly set up a play and the other boys gave him Covid :/ He never got that sick, but his headaches got progressively worse, and now we're 6 weeks in and he struggles to walk around the house and riding in the car makes him wince and moan. It's really wrecked the summer, and continues to. Doctor says nothing to do other than tylenol. Really concerning, especially this week as it seems to be worse than last. argh. </p><p>In other news, we're building a small bunky for guests. The main driver is for hosting the Ukranians. However, we're getting ghosted by the family we were talking to, so who knows if or when that will happen. And living in the middle of no where with ferries between us and anywhere - it will be great to have a place for guests. It's 10sq meters on the ground floor (no permits required!) with a large loft that extends over the porch. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP-LajF2xy_rml2EUrX54_rpv_ZCd9jjrgVOFzNSVQ9KBKXCohIOPeHI1cmjq4vkDaB1y4IzY6uvlnOiX15kywsl58H8qi7-pdkVibul_yLsD4yYuvL1VOQNgJ8Sm3yL5LQREKhu3Iq27gp3aVwbeDndydvUkeG2uBD_6WMuRUwg3jGsk1jA/s4032/20220820_143027.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP-LajF2xy_rml2EUrX54_rpv_ZCd9jjrgVOFzNSVQ9KBKXCohIOPeHI1cmjq4vkDaB1y4IzY6uvlnOiX15kywsl58H8qi7-pdkVibul_yLsD4yYuvL1VOQNgJ8Sm3yL5LQREKhu3Iq27gp3aVwbeDndydvUkeG2uBD_6WMuRUwg3jGsk1jA/w300-h400/20220820_143027.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpSg7yndPd224cqToMqzrtxGdJLJndC7NLaSakPLdaJhH2PiUhFUH8EUdB3ADwLrtqP10MHtyQUPSUcwV28DyEwHmlHW9umPwsTSmzJKVMm9qyqqIwRFaDGTfWC_Rx9Gik85w1-N9aJmAOODce77Z2UI1vMfv_uQtrPcp0jiK3YAn4AAjPbg/s4000/20220827_105103.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpSg7yndPd224cqToMqzrtxGdJLJndC7NLaSakPLdaJhH2PiUhFUH8EUdB3ADwLrtqP10MHtyQUPSUcwV28DyEwHmlHW9umPwsTSmzJKVMm9qyqqIwRFaDGTfWC_Rx9Gik85w1-N9aJmAOODce77Z2UI1vMfv_uQtrPcp0jiK3YAn4AAjPbg/w300-h400/20220827_105103.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="text-align: left;">The price of lumber is completely out of hand! Even our tiny trailer is pulling a grand of lumber on every trip! <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY29Rx7lYdy8rVMxBJ5qHVZMZHG1uTzeRnn_tBQtpe7A_qN5GBaxsIie35wFuhYbeyaEI8nr4fxFfH42tdzqxfzNl45JsdaS9yQYIMgTFrBZTvS_XIXsHF4_l9ofKC733i4j70l9K_F8E7H3ToP_0p9MJ7G5qN4ulz104WdvxSsKSx_wPbvw/s4032/20220812_160043.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY29Rx7lYdy8rVMxBJ5qHVZMZHG1uTzeRnn_tBQtpe7A_qN5GBaxsIie35wFuhYbeyaEI8nr4fxFfH42tdzqxfzNl45JsdaS9yQYIMgTFrBZTvS_XIXsHF4_l9ofKC733i4j70l9K_F8E7H3ToP_0p9MJ7G5qN4ulz104WdvxSsKSx_wPbvw/w400-h300/20220812_160043.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yup, that's a grand??</td></tr></tbody></table></p><div style="text-align: left;">The garden is looking amazing!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Qe2Ikv01Yct20LZIK223F7jUmO1ZeormSTCZVZcWuuq8XaSxmQwhuRWDr809PfUNngapKRMEJYRNW5-joUywAvflgwIp8PjUuZsc2KvRQaKwHG6jDRWdWN3q9fJJnAH-lWjm5O3D_46CQATMisSV9LY0ETrlr0SMorioORRa3RyUWLAxBQ/s4032/20220823_110241.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Qe2Ikv01Yct20LZIK223F7jUmO1ZeormSTCZVZcWuuq8XaSxmQwhuRWDr809PfUNngapKRMEJYRNW5-joUywAvflgwIp8PjUuZsc2KvRQaKwHG6jDRWdWN3q9fJJnAH-lWjm5O3D_46CQATMisSV9LY0ETrlr0SMorioORRa3RyUWLAxBQ/s320/20220823_110241.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDukBFl3dfDTJf32pqNkHGDl258Q-Gza8bHZ7rO1_LeaEQ2WrqcWnnG8g8tS2fM1ht8qn1de_mrnsEK-pf8b7LCAhgW2rPtWiBEEbswQD84IWAxamDUSjumhPIF-uu0GkpFOGn3k8yJtwXvmhgx3_IlwO66xwQxaekzWHpwvfnFdoJetWS4w/s4032/20220810_112409.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDukBFl3dfDTJf32pqNkHGDl258Q-Gza8bHZ7rO1_LeaEQ2WrqcWnnG8g8tS2fM1ht8qn1de_mrnsEK-pf8b7LCAhgW2rPtWiBEEbswQD84IWAxamDUSjumhPIF-uu0GkpFOGn3k8yJtwXvmhgx3_IlwO66xwQxaekzWHpwvfnFdoJetWS4w/s320/20220810_112409.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivN3HNADCtvx2_ynOwYfhuMLRHUZwqNr_Qq9CQIZy-4J-MtfXmd81I7nuQm9IgDtJ8kH7LaB_EGWeBQPcM_bj0gymwSygTFk5wJ8cN0PVFCHxhlmzqz86A40XrskKUJiiw-NOqRb3C30GrqGEUCr-ShqV9jp8Z0mbaTFaMnWrOgucWdzR-ww/s4000/20220827_115137.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivN3HNADCtvx2_ynOwYfhuMLRHUZwqNr_Qq9CQIZy-4J-MtfXmd81I7nuQm9IgDtJ8kH7LaB_EGWeBQPcM_bj0gymwSygTFk5wJ8cN0PVFCHxhlmzqz86A40XrskKUJiiw-NOqRb3C30GrqGEUCr-ShqV9jp8Z0mbaTFaMnWrOgucWdzR-ww/s320/20220827_115137.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB8ZnUv7p28-8akxG1LDqwGqoe1OgP1HcU2MMG3DHDfQtivktEw7gdrOzHfUwmTqyTpmFU7yXJ_1niyb0UDZD4d3DSeBbqFS52sCMpe6_vGRfDtWGtLZrYs0HL_Lt4gNqHgFV6Cgb4LCnjD5jPSb_0kU09XBqFdjlEa3dmtPDL7wBaM_p5ZQ/s4032/20220826_164741.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB8ZnUv7p28-8akxG1LDqwGqoe1OgP1HcU2MMG3DHDfQtivktEw7gdrOzHfUwmTqyTpmFU7yXJ_1niyb0UDZD4d3DSeBbqFS52sCMpe6_vGRfDtWGtLZrYs0HL_Lt4gNqHgFV6Cgb4LCnjD5jPSb_0kU09XBqFdjlEa3dmtPDL7wBaM_p5ZQ/s320/20220826_164741.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Sadly, the pear trees all failed :( Talking to others their trees are also fruitless, most likely due to the really cold and wet spring we had and lack of pollinators. Hopefully, having the bees onsite will help with that next year. It's a scary preview to climate change - just full on failure.</div></div><p></p>Douglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09665649537671753397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35889901.post-3244996470277053922022-08-10T07:53:00.000-07:002022-09-07T08:36:27.254-07:00Suppa Summa Holiday<p> We charged up the boat and loaded her down with 200 kg of books and made ready for a trip north. This would be our first electric cruise to far away, and desolate places with our Thunderstruck motor and 100Ah of traction battery. But after last summers testing we were confident in the systems.</p><p>Within an hour we had a pod of Orcas swimming alongside us up Trincomali Channel, also heading North. We made it to Thetis Island and dropped the hook in North Cove. It had been a bit of a marathon getting ready, so after Theo and I rowed the dog to shore, we all collapsed for the night. </p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYBdCsC46XebyB-QWbPeB-Y_Qu7FPNJDQDsbB3A0JNH_cy9jSsuDtUCD566k0no2W_JO0i8vmztOQA3bdDNP9b4rhr9m-IDKBpxOtY7hx-u53bY2hMdzTYypJx1bj0I9pXEGFDYH-uWb8PkhO3je5nqkzxrc9FU0dOorOtLBpdAdX8po4Qdg/s4032/20220630_165249.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYBdCsC46XebyB-QWbPeB-Y_Qu7FPNJDQDsbB3A0JNH_cy9jSsuDtUCD566k0no2W_JO0i8vmztOQA3bdDNP9b4rhr9m-IDKBpxOtY7hx-u53bY2hMdzTYypJx1bj0I9pXEGFDYH-uWb8PkhO3je5nqkzxrc9FU0dOorOtLBpdAdX8po4Qdg/s320/20220630_165249.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A stop at Fernwood for ice-cream<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><p>We got up early in the morning to catch slack going through Dodd Narrows. It was too early for the wind and we motored most of the way to Nanaimo. We arrived to a very festive port city celebrating Canada Day. <br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsWMPEJc4pUzMZ7xihHvSrqRmtfNvkRw8dcOyL7uz7j__jZ8LSbSv1Fiwsr_9pCgdOYKHvqCRDYKtMpiWOVuJUjdrpgMN42EhIVwfWUlNpre27fP0Dt7lMOXMIeKd-cZs1SWr-rTfQyQ9vw1KDteWWhF0q8yaStUkrdvBXvh0nlXxQ9U6kfg/s4032/20220701_122050.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsWMPEJc4pUzMZ7xihHvSrqRmtfNvkRw8dcOyL7uz7j__jZ8LSbSv1Fiwsr_9pCgdOYKHvqCRDYKtMpiWOVuJUjdrpgMN42EhIVwfWUlNpre27fP0Dt7lMOXMIeKd-cZs1SWr-rTfQyQ9vw1KDteWWhF0q8yaStUkrdvBXvh0nlXxQ9U6kfg/s320/20220701_122050.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yay small boat! We managed to slip in between some fish boats.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />After visiting bookstores and enjoying the best ice-cream of the trip we made our way to Jedediah Island. It was a slow bob for most of the way, and we wondered if we would make it before nightfall, but the wind filled in from the south and we had an amazing spinnaker run - almost passing right by the island at 8 knots! We joined a few other boats in Deep Bay and settled in for the night. 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It does however bode well for our upcoming holiday! We're planning to spend most of July on the boat, traveling north to Desolation Sound. It's been a long time since we've been up there - last time was 3 boats ago on Gitano! Theo only remembers bits of how wonderful it is. We'll make the requisite stop on Hornby Island to visit with Owen and his parents, and then press-on northward. </p><p>I hope to get this working before we leave... but not being able to do anything the easy way, I went the 'kit' route for our AIS transceiver (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_identification_system). I like supporting open source projects, and the price was a fraction of commercial systems, so I went with Peter's Maiana project:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvkYSw8toE9_LhSpTsna-Yz5ZKxcEvflryk_IhecFupbwIhTPNroL2v3vZuqXJgMyCx5LmH5rnrnzCq_a9nWPkWu4vZLeC9BwoD6BnIMqJ44bvGJorxTfjnrlx7Kb9EMgEa9adpSxKYHcjSVFpvN7ZKXrX0KR-YHCXBcHECQLLV-SNp8G1lQ/s4032/20220622_100612.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvkYSw8toE9_LhSpTsna-Yz5ZKxcEvflryk_IhecFupbwIhTPNroL2v3vZuqXJgMyCx5LmH5rnrnzCq_a9nWPkWu4vZLeC9BwoD6BnIMqJ44bvGJorxTfjnrlx7Kb9EMgEa9adpSxKYHcjSVFpvN7ZKXrX0KR-YHCXBcHECQLLV-SNp8G1lQ/s320/20220622_100612.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCJgRI9Xh5mVgVWbCIdEBlmhb2pR8e17aWXAu6HYcFcdLqFQQOyNarb_uYdqIsYpWKdUZIbx8NPr74H5m2F7ldqg5kyZ6HMeZKHWubhQPP9ArMLzGPQOER4CR_MbZlwOhA-WSjvQq5-54PrVGioKAl334aR52tUpxGgqbBoEo4YaApDryjXQ/s4032/20220622_100438.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCJgRI9Xh5mVgVWbCIdEBlmhb2pR8e17aWXAu6HYcFcdLqFQQOyNarb_uYdqIsYpWKdUZIbx8NPr74H5m2F7ldqg5kyZ6HMeZKHWubhQPP9ArMLzGPQOER4CR_MbZlwOhA-WSjvQq5-54PrVGioKAl334aR52tUpxGgqbBoEo4YaApDryjXQ/s320/20220622_100438.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Once operational, it will send out the boats position over VHF. There's a number of ground stations that pick this up and you will be able to track Firefly on sites such as https://www.marinetraffic.com/ <div><p>In other news, Theo and I have built a pretty awesome racetrack for our RC Cars. It's truly a delight to hear him howling in laughter as we battle it out. We might be in Canada, but I still stand a chance to develop his red-neck side! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6yU_SOGbAQVdJ0elxdsSLwGilvmwuszstQZKngbg8iz61vDX5uBvUGvmFvp2wVSbvYYg4w9z9_cIpXNfaxHkojcg4GwL-OJ5UHK_Lbf_1JE_-LbqVocb-tcPOy_3w4cV7Rpg-s_UKX-YpwOH_RLDrr0hN2DcAy8xpMYB_OdOWjeGBUQ1PHg/s4032/20220602_085457.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6yU_SOGbAQVdJ0elxdsSLwGilvmwuszstQZKngbg8iz61vDX5uBvUGvmFvp2wVSbvYYg4w9z9_cIpXNfaxHkojcg4GwL-OJ5UHK_Lbf_1JE_-LbqVocb-tcPOy_3w4cV7Rpg-s_UKX-YpwOH_RLDrr0hN2DcAy8xpMYB_OdOWjeGBUQ1PHg/s320/20220602_085457.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>I also turned 50! And to celebrate Kim got us a proper espresso machine! I can't believe I waited for half a century for this, but it was worth it. We decided on the Quick Mill Pippa, and it produces a lovely espresso.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9085ulKER5AHYg2JJ8OvaF8T4Q_j_7JkA-vXLFwoO4m1LPtbaz0uQ1cZlgbo4nXn4DOsftXXSzAhs2ZhBx6aDWzcldW1Jkcn2tV7cOrTFM_e2dGN_QjpzGwz9d9SeU_zFO2iINYTtfFB0gxux_AY5PFyph4uOjzBOyOUO3_RKn-rHh2QRRw/s4032/20220602_171336.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9085ulKER5AHYg2JJ8OvaF8T4Q_j_7JkA-vXLFwoO4m1LPtbaz0uQ1cZlgbo4nXn4DOsftXXSzAhs2ZhBx6aDWzcldW1Jkcn2tV7cOrTFM_e2dGN_QjpzGwz9d9SeU_zFO2iINYTtfFB0gxux_AY5PFyph4uOjzBOyOUO3_RKn-rHh2QRRw/s320/20220602_171336.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p></div>Douglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09665649537671753397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35889901.post-30627282458765987622022-05-25T12:35:00.005-07:002022-05-25T12:35:17.586-07:00Round Salt Spring 2022<p> Theo and I spents weeks getting the us, and the boat ready for this great race. 42 miles circumnavigating our home island, run during the May long weekend. Which also happens to be my birthday weekend, so it's always a good time. And this year was just extra special - it's my 50th, Theo is big enough to be a huge help onboard, and the weather turned out to be spectacular! We were in probably the most competitive class, including a fully crewed Laser 28 (like Firefly) and several well campaigned J30's. </p><p>The wind was forecast to be light, and while there was the odd slow spot, we had an amazing run well into the night. We finished minutes behind the podium in our class, and 13th out of 79 overall! A fantastic race!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMvCeNm8ovjTFzFRMriuDMFdGzuHQSLkmKa0Gir6fesD0Lljg7Vy7My4p2yGzAVvXI7fR_O1PnWypIz_X7LaUKYP0BBUY6eMtqPhSSpF07QxvpDL3SlunY2OCZ3zIufHSysFVxlDRoDTW059UDKpkDC54SONiRjhGyqJXPJO-_tTE0IOo1ng/s3648/20220523_122225.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMvCeNm8ovjTFzFRMriuDMFdGzuHQSLkmKa0Gir6fesD0Lljg7Vy7My4p2yGzAVvXI7fR_O1PnWypIz_X7LaUKYP0BBUY6eMtqPhSSpF07QxvpDL3SlunY2OCZ3zIufHSysFVxlDRoDTW059UDKpkDC54SONiRjhGyqJXPJO-_tTE0IOo1ng/w400-h300/20220523_122225.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Post race hike with the fam</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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And, as seems to often be the case these days, it all ended up getting canceled. Theo is still sick and currently spending the day on the couch. I'm checking my temperature as I'm also not feeling 100%, but luckily, the birthday girl is still feeling great, if not a bit older.<div><br /></div><div>While we weren't able to celebrate with friends and family, we certainly did celebrate! Theo seized on the brightside and pointed out that we now had a TON of cupcakes.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY6R2_XJfo5u5R3jhHReJuszUVLeayjzUDDDgdMSFFLlLXzTLgmba79a-u2zGhCL92ZCKWOaMldWp_zQdt0iLcIp61B3mV5HtVfRZEFxNObxfe6nN3CgRKdnSdFStafsrGPDhsrGEtRQYNL926y66OVHDtDqeoIaHtrLznrRopYceFqMC8ig/s4032/20220423_200420.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY6R2_XJfo5u5R3jhHReJuszUVLeayjzUDDDgdMSFFLlLXzTLgmba79a-u2zGhCL92ZCKWOaMldWp_zQdt0iLcIp61B3mV5HtVfRZEFxNObxfe6nN3CgRKdnSdFStafsrGPDhsrGEtRQYNL926y66OVHDtDqeoIaHtrLznrRopYceFqMC8ig/w640-h480/20220423_200420.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">PARTAY!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>And to pass the hours between cupcakes we gardened.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq9Ayu6dqO2w1ijI6Hf7y3CUWK0xI0YeB0IZndCUh_C_e9PoCEkm0m-l8jT-yd8dl6m5xTMl4_QDBxM4lDF4HjF1N3iJ-Dk-tIy26WqpD-4zwiIBKX6TjzCAq4l2gecSMpPC8xwEwjYtjMGfQn0GzHfPg6kN-5vsrPNIYJ1ZGBM2ghNEi3Xg/s4032/20220425_115250.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq9Ayu6dqO2w1ijI6Hf7y3CUWK0xI0YeB0IZndCUh_C_e9PoCEkm0m-l8jT-yd8dl6m5xTMl4_QDBxM4lDF4HjF1N3iJ-Dk-tIy26WqpD-4zwiIBKX6TjzCAq4l2gecSMpPC8xwEwjYtjMGfQn0GzHfPg6kN-5vsrPNIYJ1ZGBM2ghNEi3Xg/w640-h480/20220425_115250.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Theo was quite ambitious and suggested we add another terrace for all the plants we picked up at the garden club's plant sale on Saturday. Notice the lovely black earth in the new terrace! <div><br /></div><div>And running the background is the boat project - I found the leak! And the weather co-operated enough to get 2 coats of paint on the bottom.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpwrEBW5Ms-Jyfp11h_CfwllRD_liwB2hRq225HM20YFZsT5tSfqlvCMxwirX9okh7TXtEL5VeK55BEFjiyBu4-g5QPW56lfMKhW0js_7bu1cSX_XZkhucAsSAcraNG9fJRW0G17w2YtyYh5gGV8lNdjpnIjpu7d_UcJIooPR3T5hfXE8mKw/s4032/20220423_162413.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpwrEBW5Ms-Jyfp11h_CfwllRD_liwB2hRq225HM20YFZsT5tSfqlvCMxwirX9okh7TXtEL5VeK55BEFjiyBu4-g5QPW56lfMKhW0js_7bu1cSX_XZkhucAsSAcraNG9fJRW0G17w2YtyYh5gGV8lNdjpnIjpu7d_UcJIooPR3T5hfXE8mKw/w300-h400/20220423_162413.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">patching the patchy bits</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsQGrHrDxYIdyR4pyUqEIRXRhr7yMCaJLKMpdySBNt1_sRGU2O-eSqPbFcLV7rxyKiKOekmIa61c7gDJR9SCXlfREBDcBzEl3frfBQ1hYOKebWuYKMijG20nkvkKLLu6iXiL6diwU2yXYBqMGAWuOm0QOM6M_FnRf1J-Biud_V9ENwacS9jQ/s4032/20220423_182402.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsQGrHrDxYIdyR4pyUqEIRXRhr7yMCaJLKMpdySBNt1_sRGU2O-eSqPbFcLV7rxyKiKOekmIa61c7gDJR9SCXlfREBDcBzEl3frfBQ1hYOKebWuYKMijG20nkvkKLLu6iXiL6diwU2yXYBqMGAWuOm0QOM6M_FnRf1J-Biud_V9ENwacS9jQ/w400-h300/20220423_182402.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">NICE!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj07o1Ef3MsbANk_VIFz6bye1A5T2D_iAg9GasBRWCDg0dCBlqP7lcmAclAjNRgg5c9i8bmr66CkTqvvNy7wgiFnJRSFeASMXgHKIr3yrfkZiI38eMnNSFajIlVj8QRrnzFdFSD0YIk7uoSYjJjhVb8vSJsCHAkjU0HRUAgxf__6QHjS8DbCQ/s4032/20220425_115327.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj07o1Ef3MsbANk_VIFz6bye1A5T2D_iAg9GasBRWCDg0dCBlqP7lcmAclAjNRgg5c9i8bmr66CkTqvvNy7wgiFnJRSFeASMXgHKIr3yrfkZiI38eMnNSFajIlVj8QRrnzFdFSD0YIk7uoSYjJjhVb8vSJsCHAkjU0HRUAgxf__6QHjS8DbCQ/w400-h300/20220425_115327.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some dodgy bracing to get under the trailer bunks!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /><div><br /></div></div>Douglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09665649537671753397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35889901.post-73700973831527371222022-04-19T09:42:00.008-07:002022-04-19T09:42:54.786-07:00Poets Cove<p> WOW! Cruising 2022 is here! Last weekend was a long one so we took the opportunity to get on the boat, and get off the Island. While the weather was perfect, it's still on the nippy side, so we decided that a dock with electricity was a requirement. And why not add pool and hottub to the requirements list! Which of course means Poets Cove on South Pender Island. We sailed over on Friday and got there in time for some soaking and swimming. Saturday, after a breakfast of french toast that couldn't be beat, we rowed over to Beaumont Cove and hiked to the top of Mount Norman. And of course afterwards, rested and recovered in the hot-tub. Another fun evening unfolded until we finally collapsed for another great night sleep on the boat. Sunday came (too early for some teenagers) and we had our last dip before setting off into a lovely 10 knot breeze that gave us a wonderful sail all the way home.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUA9kWgK7_zwggqbceQqIeDmRVE0XRnYBwcJqxCBbiYiluQAKQDjIabj2fZNXNeS2L3cO_rNcK-rhiRUvwGMMZ0Zpq4QCBk_Bxypn3xKRjnxu2BFfebcEnvQPV_98cNOuW_eAym4Kg3NDzfFpwrUVwI7kekkwNzO3iGeXNEy82-oRXH4CoQQ/s4032/20220416_162533.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUA9kWgK7_zwggqbceQqIeDmRVE0XRnYBwcJqxCBbiYiluQAKQDjIabj2fZNXNeS2L3cO_rNcK-rhiRUvwGMMZ0Zpq4QCBk_Bxypn3xKRjnxu2BFfebcEnvQPV_98cNOuW_eAym4Kg3NDzfFpwrUVwI7kekkwNzO3iGeXNEy82-oRXH4CoQQ/w480-h640/20220416_162533.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Hx1umhbE70i6pWzrNzNnvdB97w8XzFf_i8BpdxDN86XN0-t7sYkjkHlDQuUqxPGivAc1q5McJERZyV03_628nWtSxwQvlAC3NtqsLN0nFa4uB3khBDmaTsv2g9ZHQr6evKUDOWwnio46QSoiluxeF7y1ySt_2PBJ-6SYZQVseFH1cHJs_Q/s4032/20220416_162445.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Hx1umhbE70i6pWzrNzNnvdB97w8XzFf_i8BpdxDN86XN0-t7sYkjkHlDQuUqxPGivAc1q5McJERZyV03_628nWtSxwQvlAC3NtqsLN0nFa4uB3khBDmaTsv2g9ZHQr6evKUDOWwnio46QSoiluxeF7y1ySt_2PBJ-6SYZQVseFH1cHJs_Q/w400-h300/20220416_162445.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu23Dj8rmOqhrsdhh2TcEBQz0wrmIJE3riCLjrhEOMXGYc783Xrkl8d7jbIMmxGCGh-i3WqEtS7mxPP0YyDNkc9gFLe8APkyY6LUHFDFrTV_KsR1WqPuALgDPMkyI-TrKI6kVohg94Ydu0MonpR64ssFvW5AhA66QKGRKP2Gstp8KLoF_Swg/s4032/20220416_134159(0).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu23Dj8rmOqhrsdhh2TcEBQz0wrmIJE3riCLjrhEOMXGYc783Xrkl8d7jbIMmxGCGh-i3WqEtS7mxPP0YyDNkc9gFLe8APkyY6LUHFDFrTV_KsR1WqPuALgDPMkyI-TrKI6kVohg94Ydu0MonpR64ssFvW5AhA66QKGRKP2Gstp8KLoF_Swg/w400-h300/20220416_134159(0).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcDTC2GC4b7cEdNSgFJNKuDPkZmOEQSoxj12VULjN0td2rh_xG9VIKJGKBqK97lLD0-v3hwFF0iIzq-w4lYe16orNM4PnfzfE9BkpMEYYI-GyN5ko4HsfiF7-Ps9Zm6ITpotMZKaSmXt3YZx4WMYKItlbEEaF8GZ1XL2t-Awn25qw7Zu_O6A/s4032/20220416_093009.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcDTC2GC4b7cEdNSgFJNKuDPkZmOEQSoxj12VULjN0td2rh_xG9VIKJGKBqK97lLD0-v3hwFF0iIzq-w4lYe16orNM4PnfzfE9BkpMEYYI-GyN5ko4HsfiF7-Ps9Zm6ITpotMZKaSmXt3YZx4WMYKItlbEEaF8GZ1XL2t-Awn25qw7Zu_O6A/w400-h300/20220416_093009.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJGhAoXVYH_cYUg3w-CsP99Za32pA6PpDG5i7cyqv56nL_LAnJbonj1u0a65DMcnI60CLgqe2-IKNrondlGJj8LWJEaP-E8PktsjFXAmasQegMNnCQUVT0fpy2p1Q-AmnZcL7wQf2Bxbl3m31uLotiSAuk47OTmLjTnkob0p3ZWH2xL8UySQ/s3648/20220415_181305.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJGhAoXVYH_cYUg3w-CsP99Za32pA6PpDG5i7cyqv56nL_LAnJbonj1u0a65DMcnI60CLgqe2-IKNrondlGJj8LWJEaP-E8PktsjFXAmasQegMNnCQUVT0fpy2p1Q-AmnZcL7wQf2Bxbl3m31uLotiSAuk47OTmLjTnkob0p3ZWH2xL8UySQ/w640-h480/20220415_181305.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Douglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09665649537671753397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35889901.post-79169827521717609882022-04-12T14:02:00.004-07:002022-04-12T14:02:23.642-07:00April (snow!) Showers<p> I was looking forward to some more boat racing on Sunday, but waking up to snow and a forecast for near zero wind made me roll over, cuddle up to Kim, and go back to sleep. And now today, we again woke up to snow! What in the world! Maybe April isn't too soon to take the snow tires off the Leaf! Spent last Saturday with Griffin to celebrate his birthday in Victoria. It was a glorious day out and much fun was had. One stop in the big city was the new hobby shop - Shavers Hobby at a mall that Kim happens to love for their bookstore and ample EV charging spots. Theo was intrigued by the many plastic models they had, and we left with a British tank model that we've been working on together. Certainly brings back fond memories - and the crazy thing is we're building on the very same table that I built models on when I was his age!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKZ4i6hSNbsaOe0cQlQ9hnde7ePZYicMqmnUmI0LzxSCbzJIRrgJ6Dw1PSnrcMMnnJsXaJprSUh9xzik6cBb4EKIAgOGwdvQ2Es8StJr2_nhAHjGtiKG5ru36P77fmzLCFB0woK9ZAygIZgYff6Yv1FNXb7LcHmSYaYlT8NN-VzQefb20Aow/s4032/20220412_091826.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKZ4i6hSNbsaOe0cQlQ9hnde7ePZYicMqmnUmI0LzxSCbzJIRrgJ6Dw1PSnrcMMnnJsXaJprSUh9xzik6cBb4EKIAgOGwdvQ2Es8StJr2_nhAHjGtiKG5ru36P77fmzLCFB0woK9ZAygIZgYff6Yv1FNXb7LcHmSYaYlT8NN-VzQefb20Aow/w640-h480/20220412_091826.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin2rbMfgOJdin6NHzYf_qf-yWrE6twbd-Dh3gjJupSU3UdNmH2pNPNxbyd7wK-jDu3ieBOv0Hfey3YqB4e6dEquYSh90ApULvrvemM5XpfXSaDRviLqsRCP2F8s1wLFYziaX3g9WvMhpOTBZBl4n4033Lm0mNCxOtafZ8V4A4hUAIeAgPxNQ/s4032/20220409_203027.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin2rbMfgOJdin6NHzYf_qf-yWrE6twbd-Dh3gjJupSU3UdNmH2pNPNxbyd7wK-jDu3ieBOv0Hfey3YqB4e6dEquYSh90ApULvrvemM5XpfXSaDRviLqsRCP2F8s1wLFYziaX3g9WvMhpOTBZBl4n4033Lm0mNCxOtafZ8V4A4hUAIeAgPxNQ/w300-h400/20220409_203027.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br />Two weeks ago I went off to one of my favourite races - Patos Island. Here's some shots from the weekend. <p></p><p>Check out the courtesy flag 'flex' on this boat! Germany, Switzerland?? and Greece. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHSTTkbPwlN-jWOI4_H-Lepmq6r2SixS7NMiGOftMZ57indZMHdppmMjt7exoK9UiP0yaoa54_Uxj1Y9HHzgfBDP0BvQ51tReeC5djvh98CB8lFCzq4ly6EomqHZSaR1REBVVrwGh8AO68KtaOa0_j8t8ZzFYYtjgosrHoFwHoq3ayBaPcUg/s4032/20220401_132415.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHSTTkbPwlN-jWOI4_H-Lepmq6r2SixS7NMiGOftMZ57indZMHdppmMjt7exoK9UiP0yaoa54_Uxj1Y9HHzgfBDP0BvQ51tReeC5djvh98CB8lFCzq4ly6EomqHZSaR1REBVVrwGh8AO68KtaOa0_j8t8ZzFYYtjgosrHoFwHoq3ayBaPcUg/s320/20220401_132415.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ncNzsEPVU5XIwxdkucBrTIosE8IMy9nkWw-DFYRSRC6EYdYnrMaHSqUW98lRkfqp1FmZraqtjWm2IZDlx7Sp-JFHIfncIdfzTBjRo5uR2guAVogJn_Rs4HtzVwZje4m_bn7BrcVm_XxYrTdK_4zeQIaEUBTa2DsYflziZLVIS-kZp_3yCg/s4032/20220401_132436.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ncNzsEPVU5XIwxdkucBrTIosE8IMy9nkWw-DFYRSRC6EYdYnrMaHSqUW98lRkfqp1FmZraqtjWm2IZDlx7Sp-JFHIfncIdfzTBjRo5uR2guAVogJn_Rs4HtzVwZje4m_bn7BrcVm_XxYrTdK_4zeQIaEUBTa2DsYflziZLVIS-kZp_3yCg/s320/20220401_132436.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />And how about this total cuty!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGasDiEvMC_KM4kH6AhkQCCkbAJbJAx04ky2viB7eavpICR0iTZY7gO2nz5Wo2vXiAJMA9twRgZYO9A5fwD1_S5gE8RiA7YeGMtKBbtTFo-8v4m67HZX33x0PSEiO74XHR3PYJGDD3SdZ3KBbuwC1hxL0Mmeo0saFoy0RkL4QWrZbTjpNcYg/s4032/20220401_195626.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGasDiEvMC_KM4kH6AhkQCCkbAJbJAx04ky2viB7eavpICR0iTZY7gO2nz5Wo2vXiAJMA9twRgZYO9A5fwD1_S5gE8RiA7YeGMtKBbtTFo-8v4m67HZX33x0PSEiO74XHR3PYJGDD3SdZ3KBbuwC1hxL0Mmeo0saFoy0RkL4QWrZbTjpNcYg/w300-h400/20220401_195626.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div>My crew ended up w/ Covid, so I was single handing and didn't get many photos, but here we are 40 minutes after the gun and Firefly is still midpack. It's a 60 mile race and took me about 18 hours. I didn't win this year, but another club member did! I felt that my midfleet finish was very good all things considered, like being the only single hander.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDU-1EvY5H0mLyAYuG3Ox7l_tqURQQ79VkctlQQp-5uzm3KMjRfAzrHBFlwdmZTgbzEzbsNWkP9uPUgZNjz6MSansKCnoFJrU0hXmMskizTOL8bbZbbtW0jNnKx9tznXW-GwDtQ7L0ruRcAkWPWMhCLkcLCMX1wu_s2ZPsXVSbLKr_sO79Cw/s4032/20220402_113927.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDU-1EvY5H0mLyAYuG3Ox7l_tqURQQ79VkctlQQp-5uzm3KMjRfAzrHBFlwdmZTgbzEzbsNWkP9uPUgZNjz6MSansKCnoFJrU0hXmMskizTOL8bbZbbtW0jNnKx9tznXW-GwDtQ7L0ruRcAkWPWMhCLkcLCMX1wu_s2ZPsXVSbLKr_sO79Cw/s320/20220402_113927.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Have I already talked about Kims Paplova? Whatever, it's worth mentioning this again!<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAB8fvDNCKLmvXPxCrpfOl09yrOcUgsVl8hT5P13WZ43tlaZIsY_P9T8UvaeQZFVPXu-2dj3wOOreaA1zt-zcq1lScYW9lhi-alYdh-r3a5GuH9ZTrdnE5dSNEj-s_Rg38xf42v0GoGoQfOLUCDM95QIhUB_ZKs_s_kt9AjIvoKm9hei4qoA/s4032/20220405_185027.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAB8fvDNCKLmvXPxCrpfOl09yrOcUgsVl8hT5P13WZ43tlaZIsY_P9T8UvaeQZFVPXu-2dj3wOOreaA1zt-zcq1lScYW9lhi-alYdh-r3a5GuH9ZTrdnE5dSNEj-s_Rg38xf42v0GoGoQfOLUCDM95QIhUB_ZKs_s_kt9AjIvoKm9hei4qoA/w480-h640/20220405_185027.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBxo0Cxh15pHKIUXwOrl_X-gUR2LBB_b7P3WUVnLoSoIILyF3BUdUhptQ9ouZNT6oG1bSzHEkGOLIX-i4yeAPnKTf-XT6M7FKHcgYqOiaTYhWbEztLkutalM7HCH0RipCrHtIDVLCeIbkvYza-y7YYFJXta-40MDL-Muw56S1wFH_vRASLkQ/s4032/20220405_185158.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBxo0Cxh15pHKIUXwOrl_X-gUR2LBB_b7P3WUVnLoSoIILyF3BUdUhptQ9ouZNT6oG1bSzHEkGOLIX-i4yeAPnKTf-XT6M7FKHcgYqOiaTYhWbEztLkutalM7HCH0RipCrHtIDVLCeIbkvYza-y7YYFJXta-40MDL-Muw56S1wFH_vRASLkQ/w400-h300/20220405_185158.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><br /><p><br /></p></div></div>Douglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09665649537671753397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35889901.post-22521596553274026122022-03-31T11:39:00.001-07:002022-03-31T12:01:11.819-07:00Fascist garden<p>Was really happy with the garden gate - at least until the ruskies invaded Ukraine! And now, I can only see the giant Z! Lol. It does make me think of a co-worker of mine who has a swastika in her office. As she lives in India it retains it's original semblance and has nothing to do w/ fascists. Kinda like our gate..</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwawfryjzHP5FU9r5SdcSln_uQnpDvLTLPC5vPVqfm8I_FOV-bqZdfxjBPX0z8PezrdPvH-2cpjnMpNtnDZ4dhgl4nHWQ0ULIBZe0g0U2T9K-gpFZPBG7r8O1CyMMUJeP7vJCpUlE1rr9YSoT4iLGoZmWSvNZvg1eLzGMOn9x68VAH8aeDQA/s4032/20220331_074613.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwawfryjzHP5FU9r5SdcSln_uQnpDvLTLPC5vPVqfm8I_FOV-bqZdfxjBPX0z8PezrdPvH-2cpjnMpNtnDZ4dhgl4nHWQ0ULIBZe0g0U2T9K-gpFZPBG7r8O1CyMMUJeP7vJCpUlE1rr9YSoT4iLGoZmWSvNZvg1eLzGMOn9x68VAH8aeDQA/w400-h300/20220331_074613.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>I've been out flying RC airplanes again now that there's a bit more free time. Mike and his wee one and I met in Burgoyne to fly around the fields there which a wonderful location. The little one was very excited about my yellow biplane! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifiSXWtnFaAWINpNamf8aX7LQVr70ARZy25yD6Rr_PpvT1gpcjvqzxxme8e8UHpIwUZn1YPEXmuGmTRHthFww3jOh_O1yAazNU37iVaf3w2YQc4zn7CsxHAEgAywLqbWv3Ni-gglYI2-AyUb-Wcies2TFF-F3ExYIN6AluC8IE6_sKSG-IcQ/s4032/20220324_163439.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifiSXWtnFaAWINpNamf8aX7LQVr70ARZy25yD6Rr_PpvT1gpcjvqzxxme8e8UHpIwUZn1YPEXmuGmTRHthFww3jOh_O1yAazNU37iVaf3w2YQc4zn7CsxHAEgAywLqbWv3Ni-gglYI2-AyUb-Wcies2TFF-F3ExYIN6AluC8IE6_sKSG-IcQ/w400-h300/20220324_163439.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Bike tires are crazy expensive now! I spent about the same on the cars' new winter tires as my new bike tire. So I felt like getting new rubber is noteworthy - and here it is. Took it out for a quick spin yesterday and it sure did feel stickier than the old worn out tire.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd1IXgok_tm9Kz421yd3kn5LwAxz7mU6XHiuZn05Jo7E56odRbR9zMNjlcMG57Re0Q_VpHKG57bCFKTKh2GVz3nsCdP02UNarZZ8eYc75KA_kUC0fOJEfenW6u664anuFwz-EJP2K-MEsxFaO9frWIra5cO2A0-G3h7X2JOcpe87p0oHX1lg/s4032/20220328_161111.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd1IXgok_tm9Kz421yd3kn5LwAxz7mU6XHiuZn05Jo7E56odRbR9zMNjlcMG57Re0Q_VpHKG57bCFKTKh2GVz3nsCdP02UNarZZ8eYc75KA_kUC0fOJEfenW6u664anuFwz-EJP2K-MEsxFaO9frWIra5cO2A0-G3h7X2JOcpe87p0oHX1lg/s320/20220328_161111.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /></div><div>This week was spent getting ready for PATOS race - the first big race of the year here. I had crew - until some poor whale washed up on the beach. So instead of beer, yummy food, and some good sailing, Mike's going to muck about in a stinky carcass.... </div><div><br /></div>Douglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09665649537671753397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35889901.post-44382474262133176612022-03-21T11:38:00.005-07:002022-03-21T11:38:59.367-07:00Growing up<p>Not a day goes by when I'm not amazed by my son. He is growing up so fast - really driving home the ol adage that 'they grow up so fast'. And I count myself lucky that he's also growing into a wonderful human. </p><p>Here he is pushing his own boundaries crossing a tree fallen across a river, not something a younger him would have considered! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKCYIKamTG5hB8ok7EjXzt5Z5T-8VzGkh-hdaz9UDIE7YmBr_fWwukFa57KFjKu7593Otupb6b1m2BCqDvks0JbJR5gRiq4vHL9rQuihkMgF9UIFNZJh9SFIs77iOwLqaYtaqC-eD7j8h2dtFXjvi3ruhb2y4NouNKpRRhgzY6xIcGWEiSmg/s4032/20220123_155219.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKCYIKamTG5hB8ok7EjXzt5Z5T-8VzGkh-hdaz9UDIE7YmBr_fWwukFa57KFjKu7593Otupb6b1m2BCqDvks0JbJR5gRiq4vHL9rQuihkMgF9UIFNZJh9SFIs77iOwLqaYtaqC-eD7j8h2dtFXjvi3ruhb2y4NouNKpRRhgzY6xIcGWEiSmg/w480-h640/20220123_155219.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p>Douglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09665649537671753397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35889901.post-1795101281579579712022-03-14T09:16:00.008-07:002022-03-14T09:16:56.145-07:00Mast raising<p> Spent some of Saturday installing Rohan's mast. So much easier than removing it! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhHDOKIQV20bkbIZ93bXeXRPZzCtyb4WIBkoUGpeogHbfwlRKDQ0SSOvYkHa1UqptYqt7FHlRWdk7ATUw-u90w_ok17OLNoCQoE3D-oDHdul9VJTmSmOASkLfoxcPuVUO-24AIdaRMGrdbBIpV1A47v0g7yjrcC1-cx_MyYLSWxDtMbDzWWnA=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhHDOKIQV20bkbIZ93bXeXRPZzCtyb4WIBkoUGpeogHbfwlRKDQ0SSOvYkHa1UqptYqt7FHlRWdk7ATUw-u90w_ok17OLNoCQoE3D-oDHdul9VJTmSmOASkLfoxcPuVUO-24AIdaRMGrdbBIpV1A47v0g7yjrcC1-cx_MyYLSWxDtMbDzWWnA=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Douglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09665649537671753397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35889901.post-74665728202366179992022-03-09T13:10:00.001-08:002022-03-09T13:10:37.405-08:00Marching on<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj6owuiAPfuqeCVGWX9BOzjQlVQuuWIaYf0jZsHj1su9wpdXG00dDdHp3DTv76z3Fjh_FMpKJiZEUszG3HU__GHpygsmNCeyCtUjfK8R-7nYOouBwUpB851YZkPC4FrozllhlhFfHPS8BcP_67_1IIjsA9jFe4PXcz7HFPWw8YHEwB4aXb8XQ=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj6owuiAPfuqeCVGWX9BOzjQlVQuuWIaYf0jZsHj1su9wpdXG00dDdHp3DTv76z3Fjh_FMpKJiZEUszG3HU__GHpygsmNCeyCtUjfK8R-7nYOouBwUpB851YZkPC4FrozllhlhFfHPS8BcP_67_1IIjsA9jFe4PXcz7HFPWw8YHEwB4aXb8XQ=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8HSodD4zG0Q_HmUl0ehVNIgpzyDE6LOigobp6YgfiARyKZvRQN_g_6g823SADiU8Yojo1ffw8hGzAKzlB_g874_C3hZ9ZT0Y6QJ2OR50VxpRhMuZlDhLvSZXajLQ2OI6e20XA48gjvbi56zgLAu-8axGA8Jck6Ni5p0qSXpE8OR24sKNigA=s3728" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2796" data-original-width="3728" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8HSodD4zG0Q_HmUl0ehVNIgpzyDE6LOigobp6YgfiARyKZvRQN_g_6g823SADiU8Yojo1ffw8hGzAKzlB_g874_C3hZ9ZT0Y6QJ2OR50VxpRhMuZlDhLvSZXajLQ2OI6e20XA48gjvbi56zgLAu-8axGA8Jck6Ni5p0qSXpE8OR24sKNigA=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Life is fantastic! The burden of the house build is lifted and the energy in the family is really showing it. We've been enjoying some great downtime and catching up on a lot of things. The most exciting news is a new mainsail for Firefly. Theo and I sailed to Sidney after school and it was dark as we navigated the very narrow passage to the sailmakers loft. Even in daylight it looks narrow!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFWAd1L7YOdk3cRsY_98lLDgzSuFIf47mGLCjFdhUm7kx7nfBFzCnYbFIfRjYmcqpnmkGis_L1t216tLaWplstBMhBdLfQrf_CsfEO0wrQFaRRGyGrVbzs4FzN-OAj3apKKhdTbYOICYF-lKqDOKZSQ8SXkODzKrrCSe0JduunIy0DqYeIQg=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFWAd1L7YOdk3cRsY_98lLDgzSuFIf47mGLCjFdhUm7kx7nfBFzCnYbFIfRjYmcqpnmkGis_L1t216tLaWplstBMhBdLfQrf_CsfEO0wrQFaRRGyGrVbzs4FzN-OAj3apKKhdTbYOICYF-lKqDOKZSQ8SXkODzKrrCSe0JduunIy0DqYeIQg=w410-h308" width="410" /></a></div><br /><p>Theo and I have been enjoying driving the trucks around as the weather is warming. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhi4ONLaszN3CJsKz50-vNYlVlS65xLtsU2EIuXU8qAXzwBNGbCqXv9WSBMCCs_qiZOYnjMf8Wb2JarqJZXsq2rTp_aiMmPZMSf2kVXFRvjGB6WNeiRFo8FI1FIX4ZNFNCAydlmaJKlEXu9adTEcf2Lh7VfP-SJ8o08kL4POCrI3C5sH3peOA=s3024" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2922" data-original-width="3024" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhi4ONLaszN3CJsKz50-vNYlVlS65xLtsU2EIuXU8qAXzwBNGbCqXv9WSBMCCs_qiZOYnjMf8Wb2JarqJZXsq2rTp_aiMmPZMSf2kVXFRvjGB6WNeiRFo8FI1FIX4ZNFNCAydlmaJKlEXu9adTEcf2Lh7VfP-SJ8o08kL4POCrI3C5sH3peOA=w400-h386" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>I was able to get a coat rack installed! Still loving my Stabilla levels</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj7Q4f8eJlzB3TjtP8n31iAWOW7BuWP614Vq_fuanvogS7rp-sAjACTxDaNFAxwrgj1p7ikK6OXIu8T-vK0nbbOpA_foID1cmeayLHvQ2AZjM9ttWjTBArUdPa11AHTYTL33zrUsYxT7KRJrBtyWxt98wJmgkBqsUuNFLaRcpkByQvsmpwMiw=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj7Q4f8eJlzB3TjtP8n31iAWOW7BuWP614Vq_fuanvogS7rp-sAjACTxDaNFAxwrgj1p7ikK6OXIu8T-vK0nbbOpA_foID1cmeayLHvQ2AZjM9ttWjTBArUdPa11AHTYTL33zrUsYxT7KRJrBtyWxt98wJmgkBqsUuNFLaRcpkByQvsmpwMiw=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p>With covid restrictions mostly lifting we've been socializing a bit more which is great. Theo and friends all looking very teenagery and gangly! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhjGCR_kMn-y1TnhQE2l0wzXV9T0AsUFmm5dzGuHKPWFllMPeKQftoImzOz0vuDsiL7PH2tNjqKe0CnvPswNLuZwa40JrSXwJpB24NQCbVAdyJUQ55Nu45sPCE-ZF51uM32ccnk8yauYyXMuGqFv1Ed7lG3trZojZeOASNPGvocLr5bxQt-Pg=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhjGCR_kMn-y1TnhQE2l0wzXV9T0AsUFmm5dzGuHKPWFllMPeKQftoImzOz0vuDsiL7PH2tNjqKe0CnvPswNLuZwa40JrSXwJpB24NQCbVAdyJUQ55Nu45sPCE-ZF51uM32ccnk8yauYyXMuGqFv1Ed7lG3trZojZeOASNPGvocLr5bxQt-Pg=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Glory to Ukraine</p>Douglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09665649537671753397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35889901.post-26940098566629462202022-02-22T13:47:00.001-08:002022-02-22T13:51:01.432-08:00MacDonalds!<p>Theo lives a sheltered life compared to what might be considered 'normal'. A few weeks ago he requested to try what 'Coke' tastes like, and by extension - Pepsi. I predicated any kind of pop on a perfect score on his spelling tests. And, since he's killing it on the spelling - we went big. I obviously haven't kept up with the pop isle, but you can now get 'Mexican Coke', with cane sugar as well as regular coke. So we got some Mexican, some Canadian Coke, and a thing of Pepsi. I'd already warned Theo of the divide in humanity between Coke and Pepsi - and promised to disown him if he's a Pepsi man. Kim hosted a blind taste for us, and much to my delight, he's a Coke guy! We enjoyed them, but all agreed they're disgustingly sweet.</p><p>His next foray into normal civilization was to eat at a MacDonald's. I haven't been inside a Macky-D's in decades, so I thought this was pretty exciting too! We made a fun trip to Duncan over the weekend to test drive some new EV's (Hyundai Ioniq 5), pickup some more arrows from Bucky's Sport Shop and... visit a MacDonalds. And here's the little gapper enjoying his first fast burger! We also got the world famous fries, which were really good, and a milkshake, which is still sickly sweet. I got a Big Mac. When we pulled into the drive thru - they had the classic photo of the Big Mac and we discussed how what we will get won't look anything like that. And they did not disappoint - a very sad looking patty with a splattering of condiments. We all agreed the fries were awesome, but the rest pretty meh. Maybe we feed him too well? And not a big surprise from a boy who loves the farmers crop share pickups so he gets to munch on the fennel sprouts and he can't get enough kale.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg9NpLqpSIeXVNqJC3LQOiJ9JOY8SFYdcDLvbuNoupJRaCRxyndpHzKgnbQCGEfinmJGL8JZk4H8nObtFgcXTSxNo_P4FLyG67KJ7hxiLigcaNwrQb8wch82ZJ6HBSBchKDGe6Bh5cQQq3_oU39YN97q_d7-OQhqO6vT2qneJQNOPganBRMEA=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg9NpLqpSIeXVNqJC3LQOiJ9JOY8SFYdcDLvbuNoupJRaCRxyndpHzKgnbQCGEfinmJGL8JZk4H8nObtFgcXTSxNo_P4FLyG67KJ7hxiLigcaNwrQb8wch82ZJ6HBSBchKDGe6Bh5cQQq3_oU39YN97q_d7-OQhqO6vT2qneJQNOPganBRMEA=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p>First shooting of the new arrows! I was so excited and even though we got home after dark, I setup a flashlight to see the target. The arrows that I've been shooting were for my old 45# bow and now I shoot Kim's 24# bow exclusively. The lighter draw weight wants for a much bendy-er arrow. This is all part of the archers paradox: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archer's_paradox<p></p><p>and this great video from Destin at Smarter Every Day:</p><p>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7zewtuUM_0</p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQJj5U1Agb29nzXR1ikWwWeJljSMDciYxqvWjtTMIISy2gbeNZIQ3Esfa0huUsU8dPqCO1VGC6FHrFaf7Oe-_kZ7ER7xeGnyl22Yt-K1ZYVdi9qUlDNBNHbrXUEoypOWS4ZLlGcpQCiRY_T0-nYho0UbRHmEIGk-oR_BlLYHS1gLI-74imww=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQJj5U1Agb29nzXR1ikWwWeJljSMDciYxqvWjtTMIISy2gbeNZIQ3Esfa0huUsU8dPqCO1VGC6FHrFaf7Oe-_kZ7ER7xeGnyl22Yt-K1ZYVdi9qUlDNBNHbrXUEoypOWS4ZLlGcpQCiRY_T0-nYho0UbRHmEIGk-oR_BlLYHS1gLI-74imww=s320" width="240" /></a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We also had some time to work on prettying up the outside of the house!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiys_uVYgcIodJFL3lUjRPOIAT4jvS2EkhyP5IGMp9un9LAWmmkgoU_jDAeZ3I7FmOfgB51vfcRTkmKmf71mbk8P-qX1Lo3vU8Xf7In_mAbU_Br5zoH-yBgnwUP23-2D1jQVKoXbFUGJuHOIdShuJuGoF1b8NTImQLFEDfJKibMt7O6DuVf-g=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiys_uVYgcIodJFL3lUjRPOIAT4jvS2EkhyP5IGMp9un9LAWmmkgoU_jDAeZ3I7FmOfgB51vfcRTkmKmf71mbk8P-qX1Lo3vU8Xf7In_mAbU_Br5zoH-yBgnwUP23-2D1jQVKoXbFUGJuHOIdShuJuGoF1b8NTImQLFEDfJKibMt7O6DuVf-g=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Douglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09665649537671753397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35889901.post-5432930916774722802022-02-14T09:37:00.005-08:002022-02-14T09:37:44.987-08:00It's officially OVER!<p>OMG! WE DID IT!!! The CRD - Capital Regional District - is who does the building inspections, and we got our FINAL inspection cleared last week. It's been a crazy few years, and this day felt like it might never come. Now we have a 'normal' house, we can get a mortgage with these crazy good rates (you can't get a mortgage on an unfinished building) and I will NEVER have to tell Kim or Theo 'I can't, we need to work on the house' again! It's been years in the making, and it's only just setting in... and I'm finding myself sporadically giggling out loud. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7GfqbQG4SgRJUWrDX2koHE_0MQbNkzXG77H9J7niC9dIKu5QLFCLINObA1_8b7h_MCz5l2o1qfK-FkVpUbLz0HYCRF8IudZnSG_oK87FlIoPSilWZduLpeh6zG61KY27tBPmoOm8tCas7uOdSAbcM445ggQhXnMlZxpV7tTy5oYa97o-0nA=s583" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="237" data-original-width="583" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7GfqbQG4SgRJUWrDX2koHE_0MQbNkzXG77H9J7niC9dIKu5QLFCLINObA1_8b7h_MCz5l2o1qfK-FkVpUbLz0HYCRF8IudZnSG_oK87FlIoPSilWZduLpeh6zG61KY27tBPmoOm8tCas7uOdSAbcM445ggQhXnMlZxpV7tTy5oYa97o-0nA=w640-h260" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXiYG3jhHazrVoV4xfUM1hL7YBlW8yW9cmrf2VcoGzfiJ7Y-nBMfS82Q6sMj1Ghwz_EIrp3BD-9wxtW4GY-NAaB9dHtjuFz8Gfzp_-F5eeW0cH5uQkUIOpPEzb5bTvsywMQJbzgD6mBTfpAJJn25DBLSDRBqdUENAR7WNTsRiOasVYoQQF-A=s3648" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXiYG3jhHazrVoV4xfUM1hL7YBlW8yW9cmrf2VcoGzfiJ7Y-nBMfS82Q6sMj1Ghwz_EIrp3BD-9wxtW4GY-NAaB9dHtjuFz8Gfzp_-F5eeW0cH5uQkUIOpPEzb5bTvsywMQJbzgD6mBTfpAJJn25DBLSDRBqdUENAR7WNTsRiOasVYoQQF-A=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEil-3foQRpbrhJ14QjBrqsv9xJXcNWBtmNaM8vf3mGBSTYiomPxqxQITOXbyj4ccdObcRUtmAoouqseCV5pzCkOK96yG7XcWn9_Zgqfm3vUpysQzK2VuZvICRvbAO1SjSdOcJTfL_vthI_OPRTeiB_fdIr6s4ZTQqJx_9UAT2jT91imGFdReQ=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEil-3foQRpbrhJ14QjBrqsv9xJXcNWBtmNaM8vf3mGBSTYiomPxqxQITOXbyj4ccdObcRUtmAoouqseCV5pzCkOK96yG7XcWn9_Zgqfm3vUpysQzK2VuZvICRvbAO1SjSdOcJTfL_vthI_OPRTeiB_fdIr6s4ZTQqJx_9UAT2jT91imGFdReQ=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg5sSTAf-a-SNZ9HE5dAJZ7IxjvALxEYE45vJfwiUcAZPZDkjpJOHoj78nT7rOKE1MuO7UIbEmFH4UUjKd2SZTddMCdK2Mjmw1EvaSnalzZ5cNqpBIczU0b0olWxNMrk8zzvHaznASFegW9Nbn0t4gvJHWAjWw2MK5TGU7peM03GItu_FJ9dw=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2398" data-original-width="4032" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg5sSTAf-a-SNZ9HE5dAJZ7IxjvALxEYE45vJfwiUcAZPZDkjpJOHoj78nT7rOKE1MuO7UIbEmFH4UUjKd2SZTddMCdK2Mjmw1EvaSnalzZ5cNqpBIczU0b0olWxNMrk8zzvHaznASFegW9Nbn0t4gvJHWAjWw2MK5TGU7peM03GItu_FJ9dw=w640-h380" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Douglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09665649537671753397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35889901.post-516133337937312082022-02-11T10:36:00.004-08:002022-02-11T10:36:35.450-08:00Blast from the past<p>Just ran across this great picture of T on the back deck of Kitsita. It really struck me how little he looks here, and it's not from that long ago! I was the bowman on this boat, and it's just as skinny on the other end - still shocked I didn't end up in the water! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEimkc9kLNg5FEgMLmqWolQr2W7dQIh6-t7gCFuD7MgGRpKaPiPzUlFCXfoaVdLwQ885hfp_K83dQ0hbkk4IxxYOKMP7ENaEX0vvfoqrXHi9R3O8nLWN_0pzKJLYvUKeJ1TeB0IuVk2j49XjB6TbAMlpZTi6akUc0HgLkgyI8bJz4I97KHCGkw=s4608" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEimkc9kLNg5FEgMLmqWolQr2W7dQIh6-t7gCFuD7MgGRpKaPiPzUlFCXfoaVdLwQ885hfp_K83dQ0hbkk4IxxYOKMP7ENaEX0vvfoqrXHi9R3O8nLWN_0pzKJLYvUKeJ1TeB0IuVk2j49XjB6TbAMlpZTi6akUc0HgLkgyI8bJz4I97KHCGkw=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Douglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09665649537671753397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35889901.post-3328168793316654502022-02-08T11:32:00.001-08:002022-02-08T11:32:39.675-08:00Spring!?!<p> Woa! It looks like I've been busy! I haven't blogged since early December. Work is really ramping up with my new responsibilities, and when I'm done work, a laptop is the last thing I want to touch... And then of course, there's the house. Our conditional occupancy permit expires early February so we needed to either extend the permit ($$$) or try and pass our final inspection. So we set the latter as a goal and have been working to get everything done. Last summer we started to play more, and honestly, it's been very hard to get back into house building. But I managed to do it, and an inspector is coming over to have a look at my handy-work. </p><p>One thing we had to do was move the fire alarms in the upstairs bedrooms down. They must be 10cm below the peak, and the last inspector was maybe a bit persnickity:</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj5td1X8H9Ht91OyN4anfBSfraJeJ4dKQ5KOaXcZlFHGMNGQsKbe0hoaAWy3vBL4mQf7P7we0vUR15z0Vc1mpLVQMzY1PAAGcZGplspcX5v2vBcIhRw2hH8YUcbnMN5I17-UN8K0SLqT8a1_702tP_8_gpLenTt7ugBbEudTh6m_EaEBT6ttA=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj5td1X8H9Ht91OyN4anfBSfraJeJ4dKQ5KOaXcZlFHGMNGQsKbe0hoaAWy3vBL4mQf7P7we0vUR15z0Vc1mpLVQMzY1PAAGcZGplspcX5v2vBcIhRw2hH8YUcbnMN5I17-UN8K0SLqT8a1_702tP_8_gpLenTt7ugBbEudTh6m_EaEBT6ttA=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br />To be fair, the actual unit is a bit bigger than the electrical box, but sheez.<p></p><p>The big project was to upgrade the 2x4 and chicken wire stair railings and install the hardwood stair treads. The staircase is a central part of the house, and with the walls nicely painted, it really looked aweful with paint splashes, all of my various notes and the openings on the fronts. So it was incredibly satisfying to finish them properly. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgaNdEqD7TTkyoLMj_d0nVjmJZaaGRZF3P_Hr52iAjP85A5GeAayUF0h0rELQZlCfoM5yJvcqccuQI_DWeoI1lHXsUQK-gkIjP1gL1yEk9QqoW3dAZ-rPry1lakSjiPASXYFO0wBmxi1s5FgPbfaRAK7HLNeRLNW5P5je_n7il3lsxdatZ8xw=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgaNdEqD7TTkyoLMj_d0nVjmJZaaGRZF3P_Hr52iAjP85A5GeAayUF0h0rELQZlCfoM5yJvcqccuQI_DWeoI1lHXsUQK-gkIjP1gL1yEk9QqoW3dAZ-rPry1lakSjiPASXYFO0wBmxi1s5FgPbfaRAK7HLNeRLNW5P5je_n7il3lsxdatZ8xw=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgaHhPpre57iMplp4WkJuWKTSWRXraBLU4RkmCAXqK55rxy7rpS9sLN-jRVIPTu2m8CXD_3PR7CuU1FXc25OVOKWawGgyHUQV-MB4e39Xyrt5mUkrsS4X6unlpj9Z9RRasmtNT7wXi-ZZq4zvozuuX5dowcLKrgyXpstJmxRxsbC_9f8YsP4w=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgaHhPpre57iMplp4WkJuWKTSWRXraBLU4RkmCAXqK55rxy7rpS9sLN-jRVIPTu2m8CXD_3PR7CuU1FXc25OVOKWawGgyHUQV-MB4e39Xyrt5mUkrsS4X6unlpj9Z9RRasmtNT7wXi-ZZq4zvozuuX5dowcLKrgyXpstJmxRxsbC_9f8YsP4w=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjUgUUasYYf3cfjtwRbV_J6Yaqi76zFKBQ38mHP3Zr7LCl3JDa9jZAA0KQ3D2aWUtZmqmQHcS0bgLPeJPbRzgSnzDMHRxYArgsL6ztvA6aHE4gE6B_yPNpQfE-qWKASRtw9rMU0GTr6q0HjIWm64teaKMJtfZh_l1PkFR1wuGBt1vao03suQw=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjUgUUasYYf3cfjtwRbV_J6Yaqi76zFKBQ38mHP3Zr7LCl3JDa9jZAA0KQ3D2aWUtZmqmQHcS0bgLPeJPbRzgSnzDMHRxYArgsL6ztvA6aHE4gE6B_yPNpQfE-qWKASRtw9rMU0GTr6q0HjIWm64teaKMJtfZh_l1PkFR1wuGBt1vao03suQw=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>The posts are all from a single piece of wood that I got from Doug and Sarah's property after the big windstorm. It was fun to mill it into the posts and figure out to how fit all the parts together!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhQEIAus6U9DBGu-LXIC8vJG1huLmkiUSkqclB7CgQWD_Nzgjxn15efDqJzau1hsPhqwY34EMBUf0mP3mP4fzv9qO4RflOPReV5a0unZh7RqFrN9SadT9u2smNzVkqqbhv8r6isPGtzGh-96HZYl0EndHpCCprVl8TYszztA-UhuQZEZ2Ubfg=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhQEIAus6U9DBGu-LXIC8vJG1huLmkiUSkqclB7CgQWD_Nzgjxn15efDqJzau1hsPhqwY34EMBUf0mP3mP4fzv9qO4RflOPReV5a0unZh7RqFrN9SadT9u2smNzVkqqbhv8r6isPGtzGh-96HZYl0EndHpCCprVl8TYszztA-UhuQZEZ2Ubfg=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>Theo turned 12! Everyone says it, but it's still shocking how quickly they grow up! Look at this young man.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgx4yFXXNj2ShNIq2kLI4qNpBd-6enWYE_pL-NmbKB7wvwLBHCUD1_oF87vXm9uGLxYI9T0hMbJoF44kWByjEcT5eubY_dz2qAh70PD46_mTyV7BoyXy82dWqSQzAZxQyQ7usIqMSdDMlR5qTcMHSf6NgMHAncR5nBrDa3_9Dqt-T-xu8AJzg=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgx4yFXXNj2ShNIq2kLI4qNpBd-6enWYE_pL-NmbKB7wvwLBHCUD1_oF87vXm9uGLxYI9T0hMbJoF44kWByjEcT5eubY_dz2qAh70PD46_mTyV7BoyXy82dWqSQzAZxQyQ7usIqMSdDMlR5qTcMHSf6NgMHAncR5nBrDa3_9Dqt-T-xu8AJzg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Douglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09665649537671753397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35889901.post-26374639178811898332021-12-09T14:47:00.003-08:002021-12-09T14:47:33.521-08:00Yo Ho Ho<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Winter has come on in a flurry! We've been in the house for a year now and it was nice feeling ready for this. It was a bit dodgy getting T to school as the snow was wet, the temps low, and the car, well, a car. It's hard to tell from the photo, but this is the steep hill down from our mountain and we slid about 30% of the way. And on my return from the school, I ended up walking 100% of it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjzOqbf50MAPW41vaQTPkv9dV10agAulU4EivKJ_O8mAwuuCdRiS83EVpDKGwYZywX2amL3udq7RFtOWKJII-eCHDOeTGiV27BCWiSGluf9OmDGbQGrF_zL-hamkO6NXlOZP9FkDbfNv1KqnQRhCHoozuEo9R52MlHtkvQmYoJToG7ojV3DYw=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjzOqbf50MAPW41vaQTPkv9dV10agAulU4EivKJ_O8mAwuuCdRiS83EVpDKGwYZywX2amL3udq7RFtOWKJII-eCHDOeTGiV27BCWiSGluf9OmDGbQGrF_zL-hamkO6NXlOZP9FkDbfNv1KqnQRhCHoozuEo9R52MlHtkvQmYoJToG7ojV3DYw=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We spent yesterday afternoon walking the property to find a Christmas tree. Plan A was to find a holly as they're invasive and have a gorgeous green. But we didn't find the right one, too big, too small, to fat, too skinny. So we ended the search cutting a tree under the power lines. These get mowed down every few years by the Hydro crews anyway, and the tree is perfect.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhcLSwW1vtBn-Orvl9hhhyzuL68oaLnl20SeVjYVZmUhc9PpX3KxpluxfTOT9d1zXjCGOSLVLfqkbKwO7YFMHMOzGp5LSuDx8X9LTsU-GIHIz2Ry-0QiTwk-vMBkZFRYp9A8YPyjKulP3ywDD_xFqM0HqnNrb5ZtKS2jcph-e6c2P9i8lllWg=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhcLSwW1vtBn-Orvl9hhhyzuL68oaLnl20SeVjYVZmUhc9PpX3KxpluxfTOT9d1zXjCGOSLVLfqkbKwO7YFMHMOzGp5LSuDx8X9LTsU-GIHIz2Ry-0QiTwk-vMBkZFRYp9A8YPyjKulP3ywDD_xFqM0HqnNrb5ZtKS2jcph-e6c2P9i8lllWg=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div>Theo getting his advent calendar setup and helping with the tree decorating (Kim's hospital fiasco set us back a bit in our merry making).<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiSx9qpt3rVcoQVIgbGghNFW2vsAV3zMncp8q6V8kZxYsElnGNgnhXVyuybZ9qv48UHm-JLMGs1ZPHLEauWJP44vrTRs-TO28Mv60MbH4_F0cFGR6AqUbrHtMSULAq85DBEz6ZgukglaxpZAvsOWq0Mjy9LW2XNWBCUDmM7AUJGmKEOhOL7jQ=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiSx9qpt3rVcoQVIgbGghNFW2vsAV3zMncp8q6V8kZxYsElnGNgnhXVyuybZ9qv48UHm-JLMGs1ZPHLEauWJP44vrTRs-TO28Mv60MbH4_F0cFGR6AqUbrHtMSULAq85DBEz6ZgukglaxpZAvsOWq0Mjy9LW2XNWBCUDmM7AUJGmKEOhOL7jQ=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Douglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09665649537671753397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35889901.post-328754264826888632021-11-23T11:34:00.000-08:002021-11-23T11:34:36.940-08:00Painting, turkeys, and boats<p> It's been a busy week here. I took the week off to get the house ready for Thanksgiving so there's a lot of sanding and painting happening. And, just because I have the attention span of a gnat, I felt like I should start another project! So, let's look at the boat project first! </p><p>This will be an International One Meter, or IOM. I downloaded this plan from a gent in Oz, and will use it as a test platform for how to 3d print boats.</p><p><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW8k5lo-WCJWRcWrlChGq96Z0nutNrD1ANicoiBtFR3vgSb39gtTSn20KgozfUw0fCIuKfKdxWRmZ_mewheERJgPLedjvjC98ETdRnysgCdvBsD6N9G6LrLNAtGTjOt5Wx8obv/s4032/20211109_110136.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW8k5lo-WCJWRcWrlChGq96Z0nutNrD1ANicoiBtFR3vgSb39gtTSn20KgozfUw0fCIuKfKdxWRmZ_mewheERJgPLedjvjC98ETdRnysgCdvBsD6N9G6LrLNAtGTjOt5Wx8obv/w480-h640/20211109_110136.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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We picked up a heritage bird for Thanksgiving, a blue slate gobbler.</div><p></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKYXwqVsFgoYsVqhRxeOJl06MBerOABc3VO9ZPYWaoOYweicGXx6DSQTLJmaRtUxZhjVkzWn_H4G3r-Q2vS5KkfpOuvdCvjJpxvpTeD1ShSFL-T9yCS29bebRn-byVrRAvB9pY/s4032/20211122_163855.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKYXwqVsFgoYsVqhRxeOJl06MBerOABc3VO9ZPYWaoOYweicGXx6DSQTLJmaRtUxZhjVkzWn_H4G3r-Q2vS5KkfpOuvdCvjJpxvpTeD1ShSFL-T9yCS29bebRn-byVrRAvB9pY/w480-h640/20211122_163855.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCWtQz4pF1CNpE_j-QOgtCZSeQQ2kx0g-49QrMxsuMpQ-b2vUW-JO8rdsuEt4eW65HYpgClqgRZd-bSDqjCZFfNudKEbaXWJzoiSShu7_3SdUycLpOZeTSAG2uSVoPmHRfhNPX/s4032/20211122_192849.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCWtQz4pF1CNpE_j-QOgtCZSeQQ2kx0g-49QrMxsuMpQ-b2vUW-JO8rdsuEt4eW65HYpgClqgRZd-bSDqjCZFfNudKEbaXWJzoiSShu7_3SdUycLpOZeTSAG2uSVoPmHRfhNPX/s320/20211122_192849.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYeSyZ_C21yyoEYyR3WcK4JxtgnFgKdmBe0_I0oX3ENL8v9obFraAvcmnQ2FBfNWL6d6A-NR4MvSktYdAdtAFySjNeZQwh2Uek9mH7nJESHmc8okACF8eICtCBB6DBRh3M_rUo/s4032/20211122_100615.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYeSyZ_C21yyoEYyR3WcK4JxtgnFgKdmBe0_I0oX3ENL8v9obFraAvcmnQ2FBfNWL6d6A-NR4MvSktYdAdtAFySjNeZQwh2Uek9mH7nJESHmc8okACF8eICtCBB6DBRh3M_rUo/s320/20211122_100615.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Douglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09665649537671753397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35889901.post-92078682479185702682021-11-15T13:02:00.002-08:002021-11-15T13:20:15.649-08:00WIND!<p> A while ago we dropped the mast on Firefly to install a wind instrument at the very top. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSD5jVt9YK-dt8ICZbTvrksD7XhBKPdNDCSeT_v6BvYo-njoaRw5fqk3GAt6l5orJTR2XmkQJXhv0Rff04LwfyrbbnJHx7vDBWrHtDSEc_VrycMiT7tTgzewXTNx4lKqxgtGqH/s4032/20211010_144213.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSD5jVt9YK-dt8ICZbTvrksD7XhBKPdNDCSeT_v6BvYo-njoaRw5fqk3GAt6l5orJTR2XmkQJXhv0Rff04LwfyrbbnJHx7vDBWrHtDSEc_VrycMiT7tTgzewXTNx4lKqxgtGqH/s320/20211010_144213.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />And on Saturday I finally had the parts and the time to get it all hooked up. It's a big upgrade for the boat in terms of technology as we now have an actual network backbone that instruments all plug into. In the old world each instrument had it's own dedicated data and power wires running around, and now, with the NMEA 2000 network, it's as easy as plug-and-play.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEAoLLyDPiNemxqKK0gGjCQp0yM7na9oDbyzA8in5ThE4TnAzEz65TP0tUN2WEYe_ZTI-yNCqZxvA21UO1u_IorgolkmH2b_yaJsvviju_8aEqFH5IKzXeQvOpfsr9_7PDH-qV/s4032/20211114_090550.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEAoLLyDPiNemxqKK0gGjCQp0yM7na9oDbyzA8in5ThE4TnAzEz65TP0tUN2WEYe_ZTI-yNCqZxvA21UO1u_IorgolkmH2b_yaJsvviju_8aEqFH5IKzXeQvOpfsr9_7PDH-qV/s320/20211114_090550.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>I thought having wind was going to be good, but it's way better than good! I can now see the wind speed and direction, and as I tune the sails or the boat direction see exactly what changes and know if the wind dropped a bit and that's why we slowed down, or vice-a-versa. DATA is BEAUTIFUL!</p><p>The weather was supposed to be horrendous, so we kitted Theo out in Kim's foulies - and he fit! EEKS! He has outgrown all his raingear!! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLqTiZCgW0lUkd6gH7v7hfhvwsRxEMAXk-VwKCLAKtlamSKWbHbryIwDf5iAwSejVjg2sfUOA76pLeMBonc7Q7p0dKi_yTc4eYlhWNva0Gq_bpsD8JG8CnUorHlaD3k-UvYdux/s4032/20211114_075621%25280%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLqTiZCgW0lUkd6gH7v7hfhvwsRxEMAXk-VwKCLAKtlamSKWbHbryIwDf5iAwSejVjg2sfUOA76pLeMBonc7Q7p0dKi_yTc4eYlhWNva0Gq_bpsD8JG8CnUorHlaD3k-UvYdux/w400-h300/20211114_075621%25280%2529.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>In order to make this time, I worked overtime on mudding the drywall (oh yeah, notice the painted wall behind T above!). The lower level is all ready for painting! Only T's bedroom to go!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYcnwIkRFIE0uqUHwpmAyAhH8FuhCj7UjE8pDfd7xiLQ7OtUPOR8SOeW_o__egUPQrWxECz_U3rjJfU96jYhJIygOc8T6D9_erdn2JBThPXQUjALgeuF5dELqha0QdgRKc1-cl/s2944/20211112_175958.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2208" data-original-width="2944" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYcnwIkRFIE0uqUHwpmAyAhH8FuhCj7UjE8pDfd7xiLQ7OtUPOR8SOeW_o__egUPQrWxECz_U3rjJfU96jYhJIygOc8T6D9_erdn2JBThPXQUjALgeuF5dELqha0QdgRKc1-cl/s320/20211112_175958.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Douglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09665649537671753397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35889901.post-73135815087279957992021-11-04T13:05:00.002-07:002021-11-04T13:05:40.787-07:00Mudslinging!<p> I know I've said it before, but I love YouTube. I have no idea what I'm doing w/ mud, but my buddy 'Vancouver Carpenter' has been my guide and mentor in how to make it all look great. And this wall went pretty quickly, so I even think I'm getting the hang of it!</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfVdodCxKW4XazZp-zE8ef57Q1Sd93a0ZVu6V23ZE6aXrlEZ89vX1HfYar6O94aNc_4YaXY3a3zZll4vHiGv6_nmNpCr72UJxZl7buTJ1SgqJfaEAOjAIx9IZl0E9WI9zz8QEy/s4032/20211102_184908.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfVdodCxKW4XazZp-zE8ef57Q1Sd93a0ZVu6V23ZE6aXrlEZ89vX1HfYar6O94aNc_4YaXY3a3zZll4vHiGv6_nmNpCr72UJxZl7buTJ1SgqJfaEAOjAIx9IZl0E9WI9zz8QEy/w640-h480/20211102_184908.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg14Lfg-M3LsjrfAHBk732PSaBViflzW9TNgPYD92SNTvpLyy4YKnQhT66lKgACh6T7jBXGizwU0QDWISpxXYEgNrQKGD53aeM7L0gGFIEQwnKFnfRiNLr4t-r6kBRGbN5S4EGG/s4032/20211102_150848.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg14Lfg-M3LsjrfAHBk732PSaBViflzW9TNgPYD92SNTvpLyy4YKnQhT66lKgACh6T7jBXGizwU0QDWISpxXYEgNrQKGD53aeM7L0gGFIEQwnKFnfRiNLr4t-r6kBRGbN5S4EGG/w400-h300/20211102_150848.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghckSE2gNsCl_h58t8zrXaCAAak3e0P3QU5Gg15loHgC8YIrV2il19JZtZIukKCzWamaFUGasNhI6RmeiAgf17oLiEamli4gNy0uSQEI_BlfRptR5XUnDHVzbhBZJ9eOm5tEUh/s4032/20211025_161827.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghckSE2gNsCl_h58t8zrXaCAAak3e0P3QU5Gg15loHgC8YIrV2il19JZtZIukKCzWamaFUGasNhI6RmeiAgf17oLiEamli4gNy0uSQEI_BlfRptR5XUnDHVzbhBZJ9eOm5tEUh/w400-h300/20211025_161827.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p>Douglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09665649537671753397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35889901.post-25455892505311548732021-10-25T08:22:00.003-07:002021-10-25T08:22:27.782-07:00Spooky Time!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwRgE8qjQofl4y7p8xhBtGtJ-c7PbAanUWJuBNwBRWeuqnc0ldGN_pu7rPL0jJwAtepM2ENwMXjfQ5VMoxxKlgo44EXJdv_mF3kU8VChOBwfOrUmQHngkXWizZV26LcM3VQGNC/s4032/20211024_193602.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwRgE8qjQofl4y7p8xhBtGtJ-c7PbAanUWJuBNwBRWeuqnc0ldGN_pu7rPL0jJwAtepM2ENwMXjfQ5VMoxxKlgo44EXJdv_mF3kU8VChOBwfOrUmQHngkXWizZV26LcM3VQGNC/w640-h480/20211024_193602.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglXhlO1s6hsyYXDqJV4GaM6_Y4VReP86HtdeRWeAUHyvKx4kBRTMBfSp-CAkYD8s0KRe_Oz3qNnAyThVACGImnV___LyNkLkUcFID2iJ3DoEQxAnnzmq2Bx74nhNd2rQxk6vOz/s4032/20211024_192448.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglXhlO1s6hsyYXDqJV4GaM6_Y4VReP86HtdeRWeAUHyvKx4kBRTMBfSp-CAkYD8s0KRe_Oz3qNnAyThVACGImnV___LyNkLkUcFID2iJ3DoEQxAnnzmq2Bx74nhNd2rQxk6vOz/w400-h300/20211024_192448.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBMQ-fZ6c48j1yBELb8VTisBhv0L-Hviar8MuBegemSYkP7g-2w-aB2omeYw0n2CQOetp96vdxjpiojW4foJmyGhHLsD3Fr3gbbAw-XXyraVQx80J86K9xRFrMKu7KTM26XT2F/s4032/20211023_224508.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBMQ-fZ6c48j1yBELb8VTisBhv0L-Hviar8MuBegemSYkP7g-2w-aB2omeYw0n2CQOetp96vdxjpiojW4foJmyGhHLsD3Fr3gbbAw-XXyraVQx80J86K9xRFrMKu7KTM26XT2F/s320/20211023_224508.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Douglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09665649537671753397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35889901.post-52178668484904836272021-10-12T13:48:00.004-07:002021-10-12T13:48:28.586-07:00Falling into busy<p> We took advantage of the last bits of nice weather to mill up the stairway posts, and install a wind measuring instrument on the boat's mast. And to make sure we are having as much fun as possible, starting mudding the drywall!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLmDROAqCVjymuKUZ6CYm2e5yy3Kj1QDKinGNoKLhAvFMA8ordeinCtSSXEA82e637WRm2P_an3Hv21dBDECyTI5lvn2OnqFtlLbZzOUpGSA-Ym4hltY-j4BzpvuIAuDjZqehc/s4032/20211007_110751.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLmDROAqCVjymuKUZ6CYm2e5yy3Kj1QDKinGNoKLhAvFMA8ordeinCtSSXEA82e637WRm2P_an3Hv21dBDECyTI5lvn2OnqFtlLbZzOUpGSA-Ym4hltY-j4BzpvuIAuDjZqehc/w480-h640/20211007_110751.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv0HpaXP92J6G5bot0h1w2hsVn5qonbucBNcOdMmFzM8FEvh0UfRQpzagpQ1PrIM_0KEZFGfJq7PZEVN7kBXAEVwCkuhvOuhTyZQqF9C3nvASDPHhSGCqhk54vsQT5T4mGhKZg/s4032/20211007_103418.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv0HpaXP92J6G5bot0h1w2hsVn5qonbucBNcOdMmFzM8FEvh0UfRQpzagpQ1PrIM_0KEZFGfJq7PZEVN7kBXAEVwCkuhvOuhTyZQqF9C3nvASDPHhSGCqhk54vsQT5T4mGhKZg/w300-h400/20211007_103418.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR1JCIkVeNJHfvVxJmaTEkgT65X4LMbH1oKORPsmw64tI0KwasWOwQ7Sit5OMcQdEIDgUiUkv4LcZWLJrvKtASK1FZtN-96wPVn1nm9Wqilcf0NhrHHZhV2uTTZM73Q5KcaCH0/s4032/20211009_165231.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR1JCIkVeNJHfvVxJmaTEkgT65X4LMbH1oKORPsmw64tI0KwasWOwQ7Sit5OMcQdEIDgUiUkv4LcZWLJrvKtASK1FZtN-96wPVn1nm9Wqilcf0NhrHHZhV2uTTZM73Q5KcaCH0/w400-h300/20211009_165231.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi4Olng4FMDt_IwAr8B-QqwD38-8RrF97i_00g_olcwN5S4xDeCP5HysCkrgQ_EBRvwHSZoOpFKRuobkDl6NgTlWJYl7EIj2RCpR07Mi1RE5ul0LgsGAj4KTPoVrowjDJTcljp/s4032/20211009_165245.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi4Olng4FMDt_IwAr8B-QqwD38-8RrF97i_00g_olcwN5S4xDeCP5HysCkrgQ_EBRvwHSZoOpFKRuobkDl6NgTlWJYl7EIj2RCpR07Mi1RE5ul0LgsGAj4KTPoVrowjDJTcljp/w300-h400/20211009_165245.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhysk-f33T3r3p_6ctnyMZTqctltVQdZU9WBg1tEQ5i4GqfWsOC6V9XB78H5b9nddMrBrJPNvctm2o9ZFI4nymY7D_IQOG_YDmZSBolGBaC9nEkqBVbaV0_Ei8vDOSO02UHbw33/s4032/20211010_144213.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhysk-f33T3r3p_6ctnyMZTqctltVQdZU9WBg1tEQ5i4GqfWsOC6V9XB78H5b9nddMrBrJPNvctm2o9ZFI4nymY7D_IQOG_YDmZSBolGBaC9nEkqBVbaV0_Ei8vDOSO02UHbw33/w480-h640/20211010_144213.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New wood brace to make it easier to lower the mast worked a charm</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>Douglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09665649537671753397noreply@blogger.com0